Rail-joint.



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APPLlCATIQN FILED MAY 8. I911. 1,259,?30. Patented Mar. 19, 1918. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

INVENTOR 7T Gods! 5 ATTo R N EY HUGH T. GODDIN, OF NAYLOR, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

RAIL-JQINT.

Patented Mar. 19, 1918.

Application filed May 8, 1917. Serial No. 167,220.

To all whom it may concern:

1 Be it known that I, HUGH T. GoDnIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nay lor, in the county of Ripley and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in rail joints, and has for its object to materially strengthen the joint formed between the ends of abutting rails so as to withstand the vertical and lateral stress or strain incident to the weight of the rolling stock passing over the rails at the joint, and consequently overcome the disalinement of the rails.

/Vith the above and other objects in view the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating two rails connected in accordance with the present invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. i is a bottom plan view of the same,

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the chair member, and

Fig. 6 is a similar view of the angle bar.

In the drawings the rails 1 are of the ordinary construction and are indicated by the numerals l and the ties upon which the rails rest by the numerals 2.

The improved joint for the rails comprises a chair member and an angle member, the chair member being indicated by the numeral 3 and the angle plate by the numeral 4.

The chair 3 includes a base 5 upon which the abutting ends of the rails rest, the said base also resting upon at least two of the ties 2, and the said base is of a greater width than that of the base flanges of the rails. The base 5, upon one of its edges is integrally formed with an overlying flange 6 which rests directly upon the upper faces of the base of the rails, and with a vertical plate 7 that is received in the fishing spaces of the rails and underlies the heads of said rails. lhe inner face of the plate 7 is centrally channeled as clearly illustrated by the drawings, and the outer edge of the flange 6 at determined intervals is provided with de= press'ions 8 of a size to receive the heads of chair member 3 is centrally formed an enlargement or reinforcement 10, the same extending from the flanged edge of the base to a suitable distance short of the opposite edge of the said base 5, the enlargement or reinforcement 10 having its ends gradually 1 rounded to the base proper, and the said reinforcing element 10 is designed to be arranged between two of the ties 2, and if desired to contact with the opposite sides of the said ties. By this arrangement it will be noted that the member 10 provides means for preventing the longitudinal movement of the chair, and consequently the creeping of the rails when secured to the joint chair. The angle bar 4 is shaped to be held in the fishing space of the rails from the opposite side of the said rails engaged by the flange 6 and the plate 7, and the said angle bar upon its outer face is centrally formed with an enlargement or boss 11, the said boss upon its upper face being gradually decreased in thickness from the center thereof, so that the said upper or outer face of the boss provides two oppositely inclined walls 1212, and the center 13 of the said boss is preferably arranged in a line with the upper edge of the vertical plate of the angle bar 4. The boss or enlar ement 11 is extended beyond the edge of the horizontal plate of the angle bar and extended downwardly from the said plate of the angle bar, as indicated by the character 14, and the inner face of this ex tension is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 15, the groove being of a width and depth to engage with the straight edge of the base 5 of the chair member 3 and to permit of the angle bar resting upon the said base of the rails and being received in the fishing spaces of the rails, whereby the vertical plane of the angle bar will underlie the heads of the rails. The inner wall of the depending portion of the boss 11 may, if desired, contact with the straight wall of the enlarged or reinforcing member 10 of the chair. The horizontal flange of the angle bar is provided with depressions l6 registering with notches 17 in the straight edge of the base 5 of the chair member 3, the said notches receiving the shanks and the said depressions receiving the heads of spikes 18 V genie; at this patent may, be obtained for which enter the ties 2. The vertical plate of the angle bar is provided with openings which register With the bolt openings in the rails and in the plate 7 of the chair member, the said openings receiving the usual securperfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In combination with the abutting ends of two rails and ties upon which the rails rest, ot a joint for said rails including a chair member and an angle bar, said chairv comprising a base and a rail engaging side and the said base being ,ofa greater width than thatv of the base of the rails, said side having spaced depressions and the base of the chair from its said side being centrally formed upon its outer face with an enlargement providing a reinforcement which terminates short of the straight edge of the base and largement on the said baseysaid angle bar having depressions reg stering w1ththe notches inthe straight edge of the chair base, spikes entering the tie, certain of said spikes having their heads received in the depressions in the side member of the chair,

certain other spikes having their shanks passing through the notches in the baseiof the chair and their heads received in the defpressions in the angle'plate and entering the ties, and transverse means for securing the joint members to the rails.

In testimony whereof- I aflix signature.

o HUGH T- GQDDIN.

five cents each, .oby addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. 6. 

